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3 killed in 'crossfire'

Staff Correspondent
Three suspected criminals J were killed in 'crossfire' during separate incidents of shootout between their cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital and on its outskirts early yesterday.
The deceased are Abdus Salam Sikder, 37, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Italy, Selim Miah, 36, owner of a grocery shop, and RaTiqul Islam Sardar. 32.
Rab sources said all the three are criminals and members of notorious Nasir Group , which is accused of drug trading and other illegal activities in the city's Sabujbagh and adjacent areas.
Acting on a tip-off that a gang of criminals were holding a secret meeting, a team of Rab-10 conducted a raid at Kamalapur in Sabujbagh area at about 3:45am.
Sensing the presence of the elite force, the criminals opened fire on them, forcing Rab personnel to fire back
Sources said the criminals finally retreated after a 20-minute gun battle. Rab members later found the bullet-riddled bodies of Abdus Salam and Selim Miah on the spot of the fighting but other criminals managed to flee, said a Rab press release.
Rab members also retrieved two foreign-made pistols, a revolver and 126 rounds of bullet from the spot. Salam was wanted in eight criminal cases while Selim in two cases.
Family members of the deceased claimed that Rab arrested Salam and his friend Selim from Maniknagar area in Sabujbagh on November 29, nine days after Salam returned from Italy. Salam was a citizen of Italy, they said.
Both Salam and Selim had connections with Nasir group in the past but the duo left the gang a couple of years ago, they claimed.
They also alleged that there is no criminal case against them and Nasir having a good link with Rab members used the force to kill both Salam and Selim.
Meanwhile, another team of Rab-10 raided Ainta in South Keraniganj at about 3:15am after receiving information that Rafiqul Islam, a business partner of Nasir, and his cohorts were holding a clandestine meeting there.
Sensing the presence of the elite force, the criminals fired bullets on them forcing Rab to fire back
The body of Rafiqul was found on the spot following the gunbattle.
Rab claimed that Rafiqul was a resident of RK Mission road in the capital. He was wanted in stx criminal cases.
The force also recovered a pistol and 12 bullets from the scene.